Cloth measuring and cutting and cost-computing machine.



G. SCHYJVARTZ. CLOTH MEASURING Am CUTTING ons@ COMPUTING Mmmm APPLICATION FILED JULY l, 1912.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY VPatented Apr. '7, 15914.

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CLGTH MEASUBNG AND H!U"ITING AND COST GOMPUTCING MACEENE. APPLIUATOI; FILED JULY l, 1912.

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C. SCHWARTZ.

CLOTH MEASURING AND CUTTING AND OOST COMPUTING MAGHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1912.

waas@ f To all 'whom it may concerm; Be it lmown that I, CARL SCHWARTZ, a citizen of the' United, States, and residentV of St, Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cloth ortica CARL sonwa'naz, or) snLoUrs, Missouri;

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Measuring and Cutting and Cost-Computing Machines,'of-1which the following' isa specification. Y

This invention relates to a novel construction ofa combined cloth measuring and cut-'- ting, and cost computing machine, in which 'through lthe same 'in indefinite lengths t'o rofriction rolls, ada ted to Ybefrotated by fric.- tional contactwi them inthe measuring' operation, are .so

the cloth drawn 'between located that the material mayfbe inserted edgewise between them and maybe drawn tate the rolls with only 4the edge'portionof the goods being engaged bythelatter.

The objects ofthe invention vare top rovide a setting disk for indicating` the length'of" "material to be measured which shall be rey@ turned to vzero by mechanism 'actuated fromZ one of the friction rolls; to provide, in comi bination withl the friction rolls and setting t e rotation ldisk above referred to, a compili-ting drum .which shall also be actuated 'by --of one of said friction rolls bringingf num' bers thereon to view-indicating the` cost at different prices ofthe material 'measuredl'co-- vincident with the return of the disk to the zero-position; and to' provide, in amachine the exact lengthof material measured, thus of this type, a cutter which shallbe in the path of the material as it is drawn through the machine, and which cutter acts as lthe starting point for measuring thev material so that when the length desired -has been Vpassed through the machine and thelatteris automatically locked `to revent fu'rthermoves men't o f the m'at'ria ,the operati'on,`fthe cutter by the attendant will insure that the material will be cut at the point indicating preventing the possibility of --the customer receiving more or less thantheex'act length' of material purchased, except the wilful act of the. operator Vvide a means Anotherl obect of the invention is to proiiy which -the computing drum is to .return to its normal position by the -operation ofthe cutting device.

Other objects of theinvention relate to 4improvements in thel construction, combinationand arrangement of parts, all of which 'Specieation of Letters Patent. Appiieatipnnieg .fr uiy i, 1 9 1 2 sensi no. 707,127.

Patented Apr. 7, i914,

with the housing removed; Fig. 4 is an end view'of the`sa me ;'F ig. 5 is a back View of the same; Fig'. '6 is an endview, viewing the sainein the directionindicated by the arrow in Fig. 5;'Fig'. 7 isa detail side view of .the cutterfoperating lever made use of; Fig. 8 is a detai l perspective View of a portion ofthe shaft by .which the drum friction meehanism is released; Fig. -9A is a detail perspectivel view of the locking mechanism d forlolding the cloth fr ictionroller in use operative position; Fig. `lO 1s anenlargedV dctail'sectional view of the computing drum and`fits connection, a part being broken away; Fig. 11 is an enlarged detail top plan view, o fthesetting disk and its rotating mechanism; andwFig. 12 is a vertical seci ltio n a'l' 'view vof the same showing rthe stop mechanism by which thedisk is automatically 'stopped at litsxnormal position and tf1/ken on the .line 12-12 of Fig. 11.v

` carrying out my invention I provide a base plate'l on which areE mounted suitable standards ltand l5; between these standards'is rotatably mounted a computing drum 41G; 4this drumv consists of a head 17 having a portion of its periphery formed into a' worm' gear 18, and a portion of said head'is recessed forming a shoulder 19 on which one edge -of the drum is attached; the opposite end of the drumis provided with a parti-4 tion 20, and vthrough the partition and the head 17 extends a tubular-shaft 21, one end ofsaid shaft havingbearing in theup-pcr' portion ofthe standard 15, and the op 'cs ite end receiving the pointed end of an' a justing sc1'ew 22;` 'on this' tubular shaft is located a coliar23 having an integral friction disk 24 which is'adapted to engage the surface of tile'pa'i'tition 20.1"The collar 23 is held in Y .position'byunefans f a y pin 25 passing through the.' collar' andan internal shaft 26 located"A within the ytubular shaft, and

the said collar ispermitted to move latorally with respect to the' artition 20 traveling, in the elongated slots 27.A orme'd tion see Fig. 1,0); the tubular shaft 21 and the collar 23 arc housed in a slceve 2S pro- Jecting fromA the standard 14 and in this .sleeve is located a helical spring 29, which ingages with the standard 14 and the collar 23; the opposite end of the internal shaft 2G has a projection 30 which'extends into a.

bore Lil -formed in the standard 15, said bore acting as avbearing and a support for a roekshaft 3; actuated by the roller mechanism ln-renaller described. ',lhatiportion et' the roclesha't't, 32 which projects into the-bore is provided with a recess 33 which isadapted to receive alc projection 30, (see Fig. 8), and as the shaft 252 is rockedthc bottom of the recess arts asa rain to engage the projection SOand push the shaft: '2G inward, thereby releasing the friction disk from engagement with ihe'partition Q0 and permitting the drum to return to its normal position or startingpoint. 'i`his latter movement is' etl'ected through the agency .of a 'spiral spring- 234 located at the end ot' the computing drum, one end being attached to the sleeve 28 and the opposite end tothe drum at the point indicated by, the numeral '35 (see Figs. G and 10). 'i f 'l`he rock-shaft 3i previously described' is also supported in a bracket 36 and on the opposite end of the said Vshaft ismounted a bil'ureated lever 37 provided with an oper\ 'l as ating handle 38, and between the arms 391 of said lever is axially mounted a tru-.tion

roller 4t); this .roller is designed to cooperate with a corresponding roller 4l which is mounted upon a shaft 42 supported between a stationary pivot bearing 4? and an adjustable pivot bearing 44; a portion ot' this` .shaft is provided with a fine thread worm 45 and another portion with' a coarse thread worm 46;the tine thread worm meshing with a worm gear 47 while the coarse thread 'worm meshes with the worm 18.on the drum head 17. The worm gear 47 is loosely mounted on a post. 48 which is supported on the bed plate, and on said post is located a sleeve 49. its bottom portion terminating in a disk 50, provided with a projection or stop 51. The upper end of the sleeve 49 has a setting disk 52 on which are indicated yards and fractions thereof in lineal measure. This mechanism as described is held in frietional contact with the worm gear 47 by means of the spring 53 held in position by the screw 54; 'by this arrangement the set-t ting disk, its sleeve and the disk 50 can be manipulated so as to set the indication .on the disk in registry with the pointer without in auy'nianner interfering with the worm gear 'L1-7. l p

On the rock-shatt 82 is .secured a `short,

' arm 5(3' to which is connected a link 57 and said link is attached4 to a cutter operating lever 58; this lever is pivoted at the point 1n-V .a` locked raised position when manipulated AThe clotllis then inserted between t f licatecl by-,the numeral 59;.to a lug 60 pro- )ectmg from the base plate; the end 61 of the levee projects intovan elongated slot 62 oted at the point indicated by the numeral G4' to the stationary cutter blade -.ti`,'which is rigidly attached to the base plate.

0n oneend ofthe roller 41 isjlocateda stop G6, and onthebas'e plate is a projection 6T, which' is provided with a' sliding pini68 eontrolledyby aA spring G9, this mechanism being for the purpose of automatically locking the roller and the settin r disk when the lsaid setting disk has reaclied `its normal position or when zero is in registrywith the pointer 55. The pin GS is normally held out of contact with the stop (36, but its end 70 is' forced outward into thepath of said stop` when the pin is engaged by the'projection -51 on the disk '50.

On the base plate'is located an adjustable stop block 7l, which is mounted between dove-tail guides 72 fand is,- actuated y a screw 73 operating in a lug 'i4-and having amilled head 75.- The object of this 'is to regulate the reverse movement of Atheldrum arf4 so that'on its-return to its normal position' A, i

the initial line of figures-willbe in registry with the opening or elongated slot 'T6 yformed in the housing oricover'' which incases the mechanism. i l "ff On the housing and immediately above the elongated slot't Iare imprinted.4 numbers indieating dillerent prices ranging from three cents up the prices may 'be arran ed infeven amounts or in fractions as founc desirable.' In Fig. 1 the lnumbers shown`on Ithe. drum indicate the cost of ten'yards at the various prices indicated, while in Fig.' 3. the' upper row indicatesA the-price -of vone 'ya1jd,.`a n'd the v lower the eost'ot' thirty-five yards. On the setting disk or dial; are imprinted the, yardsfl and fractions thereof in lin'ealineasure; and when said disk 'is set it travels .in the direction indicated by the arrow (see Fig. 11).

On the'rock-shaftBQ is mounted a. locking cani 7 8, its end @being` adapted` to en-4 gage a lockingspringOA attached to 'the standard 15 whereby to hold the` roller 40 in by the handle-38, This 'locking is ettected solely by frictional engagenient'of the cam with the spring, so that by the manipulation ofthe handle'38 thei'oller can be readily lowered from its locked elevated position.

The operation of my invention is as iollows: The setting disk is first manipulated by bringing anumeral on saiddisk in registry with the pointer :'15,- this said nux'nbei'j' .designa-ting the number of yards or fraction thereof tobe measured. lVhen this has been done the bifureated lever 37 together' with -the roller L10 is elevated which operation also simultaneously closes the euttin/U blades.' the rollers' the movement of the computing drum.

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, the cutter blades which will slit vuninterrupted path for Zl and lll, its end brought in contact with the cutting blade, which also serves as the point from which 'the material is measured, and the upper roller lowered and broughtin contactwith the cloth. This operation simultaneously opens the'cutter blades, and sets/mths friction mechanism which controls The cloth is then pulled through the machine, the computing drum rotatingl in the direction indicated bj the'setting'dislr simultaneously rotating in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. il. "When the Zero on the'setting disk comes in registry with the pointer 55 as shown, lrther movement is prevented by reason of the projection 51 engaging the pin 68 which in turn engages with the stop 66. At this point the cost of the yards orfraction thereof measuredwcan 'be`obserlvied through the elongated opening 76 of the housing. The handle 38 together with its roller is then operated releasing the roller from rcontact with the cloth,

the cloth at the proper length measured. AFor example, if ten yards of cloth are to be measured by the machine, the said disleor dial is turned to bring the numeral of the dial in registry with the pointer 55, and by setting themachine and pulling the cloth between the two rollers as previously described the drum will rotate simultaneously with the setting disk until Zero is brought into registry with the. pointer; the costof this ten yards will then be indicated throughTtYllie t e price. of the material being fifteen cents 'per yard, one and-fifty one-hundredths ($1.50) dollars will be indicated in. the space opposite the price number on the casing (see Fig. l). In order to repeat this movement the roller Ll() is raised by the manipulation of the hand shaft 32 is rotated, projection SO of the shaft thereby releasing the frictional contact of the disk 24 with the drum, and the said drum will rotat-e to its normal'- position-by the action of the spiral spring 34, and will` be stopped at its starting; point by means of the stop block 71 coming in contact, withfthe proje'ction on the drum.

It will be noted Vthat the friction rolls and fil are located to one side of the machine, or

invention enables me to' insert the materialr the rolls, and presents an in the clear. This feature of. the

edgewise between the passage of the material between the rolls,

"do not exceed ltwo inches in lengthfthe whole machine is about half' the size'and the arrow in Fig. 6, and

at the same time operating le 38; by so doing the its cam 83 engages the-l so' that only'the edge-portion-of the material need be utilized .weight of an ordinary typewriter, and is so light and compact that it may be readily it to zero.

2. In a machine of the class described, a

rotatable setting dish vfor indicati-ng` the length of material to vbe measured, a pair of separable friction rolls located in the clear to permit the insertion edgewiso therebetween vof the material and to present an uninterrupted path for the passage of the material Y, in a'right line in indefinite lengths between 'the'rolls to thereby rotate the same, means operatively associated with one of said rolls and actuated thereby in its rotation to rotate the settingdisk and return it-to zero, and means for stopping said setting disk at zero.

3. In a machine of the class described, a setting disk for indicating the length ofma- .terial to be measured, a pair of separable friction rolls located in the clear to permit the insertion edgewise therebetween of thev material and to present an uninterrupted path for the passage of the material in a 'right line in indefinite lengths between the I rolls to thereby rotate the same, means operatively associated with one of said rolls and actuated thereby in its rotation to`re' turn the setting diskto Zero, a cutter located atga distance from7 and substantially in the horizontal plane of said roll and serving as the `point. from which the materialis to be measured, and means to simultaneously -separate the rolls and actuate the said cutter. 4. In a machine of the class described, a setting disk for indicating the length ofinaterial'to be measured, a computing drum, a friction roll over vwhich the material to be measured is drawn to thereby rotatesaid rollQmovable means forimaintaining the materialinfrictional contact with said roll during such movement, and. mea-ns opera-Y tively associated with said r"oll and actuated disk to' zero -and the computing drum to. a position to indicate the' cost of thev material measured.

In a machine of the class described, a setting disk for'indieating the length of ma? terial to be measured, al computing 5drum, a friction roll .over which 'the material to be ytheasi'lre'd is drawn tothereby' rotate said roll, movable means for maintaining the material in :trietional contact with said roll during such movement, said means and roll being` located in the clear to permit the insertion edgewise therebetween of the material and to present an uninterrupted path for the definite lengths over the roll, and means operatively yassociadzed with said roll. and actuated thereby in its rotation to return 'the setting disk to zero and the computing drum to a position to indicate the cost ofthe material measured. f

6. ln machine of the class described, a Setting disk for indicating the length of material to be measured, ay computing` drum, a friction roll over which the material to be measured is drawn to thereby rotate said roll, movable means for maintaining the materia] in frictional contact with said roll dru'iug such movement, means opera-tively associated with said roll and actuated thereby iu its rotation to return the disk to zero land the com )utin drum to a osition to indicate the 'cost of the material measured,

and means for returning` the computing drum to its initial position.

7. In a machine of the class described, a setting disk for indicating the length of material to be measured, a computing drum, a friction roll over which the material to be measured is drawn to thereby rotate said roll, movable means for maintaining` the ma terial in frictional Contact with said roll during` such movement, means operatively associated with said roll and actuated thereby in its rotation to return the disk to zero and the computing drum to a position to indicate the cost of the material measured, and means for automatically returning the computing drum to its initial position.

In testimony whereof, I'have signed my name to this specification, in presence of two -subscribing Witnesses.

CARL SCHVARTZ. Witnesses:

ALFRED A. Eions, Finir? DneroN. 

